IntoAction 1 - Microseguro

Un seguro que sirva a los pobres

This publication is a short summary of the Microinsurance Conference 2005.

From 18 to 20 October 2005, the Munich Re Foundation held the Microinsurance Conference 2005 "Making Insurance Work for the Poor: Current Practices and Lessons Learnt". In cooperation with the CGAP [Consultative Group to Assist the Poor] Working Group on Microinsurance, around a hundred selected experts from international organisations, non-government organisations, development-aid organisations and the insurance industry discussed experiences and challenges of insuring people with low incomes.

The purpose of this conference was to present the main findings from about 20 case studies of microinsurance operations around the world, and to use this forum to discuss the recommendations that are emerging from these experiences.